Michael Gallagher (Long Island Plumber)
Michael Gallagher (Long Island Plumber)
Michael Gallagher is a plumber from Levittown, NY in Long Island, New York. He was arrested for animal cruelty in December 23, 2016. [0]
Personal Life
Michael Gallagher lives in Levittown, NY. He is an alcoholic and has a daughter named Kerry Gallagher. He had two dogs, Bella who he adopted with his family 11 years ago and another dog named Austin. [6]
Kerry Gallagher said her father had quit drinking six months ago after decades of Alcohol abuse. [6]
“He was outpatient and he was doing really well,” she said.
“He would come home and talk.
He was happy I was talking to him again.
I'm 26 — that's the first time I remember him being sober.”
But she suspects her dad started drinking again after another of the family’s dogs, Austin, died of liver cancer on Dec. 5.
He said her dad doted on both dogs, she said, allowing them to sleep in his bedroom and feeding them cookies.
Career
Michael Gallagher is a plumber for the New York City Department of Education and the Metropolitan Opera House. Gallagher has a $71,212 salary from the New York City Department of Education. [7]
Animal Cruelty
With his neighbor watching, Michael Gallagher, 56, attacked his helpless Shepherd mix on the front lawn of his Levittown home about 2:45 p.m. Friday.
Gallagher choked the dog with a plastic zip tie and tossed the dog into a garbage bag, cops said.
He then whacked the animal in the head with a shovel.
Kerry Gallagher’s ex-boyfriend, who lives nearby, witnessed the aftermath of the attack.
“He saw my mom crying on the floor,” she said.
“He saw the bag and saw it was moving.
He opened it and saw she had a skull fracture.”
Bella was taken to Levittown Animal Hospital, where she was euthanized because she could not be saved, officials said.
“I think he either just blacked out or something snapped in his head,” she said of the attack.
“He’s never been violent with the dogs ever before.
He loves animals.”
Kerry Gallagher was able to talk to her dad as he was being interviewed by detectives.
“He told me that he didn't do it,” she said.
“He has no recollection of doing it.
I was showing him pictures of my dog on the vet table.
He was saying ‘What is that, who is that.
Is that Bella?’”[6]